| cadiaN | |
|---|---|
| Current team | |
| Team | OG |
| Role |
|
| Game | Counter-Strike 2 |
| Personal information | |
| Name | Casper Møller |
| Born | 1994 or 1995 (age 30–31)1 Haderslev, Denmark |
| Team history | |
| 2016–2017 | Rogue |
| 2017–2018 | Rogue |
| 2018–2019 | North |
| 2019–2020 | Heroic |
| 2020 | FunPlus Phoenix |
| 2020–2023 | Heroic |
| 2023–2024 | Team Liquid |
| 2024–2025 | Astralis |
| 2025– | OG |
Casper Møller, known professionally as cadiaN, is a Danish professional Counter-Strike 2 player who presently plays for OG.
Early life
Born in Haderslev,2 Møller grew up playing football and wanting to become a professional handballer; however, an injury saw him withdraw from the sport, where he then began to play video games.34
Career
After playing for the American esports organisation Rogue, cadiaN left in 2018, moving to the Denmark-based organisation North.5 At North, he spent five months on the bench, and joined TV 2 Zulu's Counter-Strike coverage.6
CadiaN joined Heroic in 2019, where he became the team's in-game leader.7 The team won ESL One Cologne in the summer of 2020, rising to one of the top teams in the world.8 In August 2020, the team came under investigation for cheating following the team's coach abusing a bug.9 After more than a year of investigating, the rest of the team was cleared of wrongdoing.10 His time at Heroic was briefly interrupted at time spent with FunPlus Phoenix, who attempted to purchase the team before the deal fell through.6
CadiaN was benched by Heroic in November 2023,11 following a period of turmoil within the team.1213 Team Liquid announced on 7 December that they signed cadiaN.14 After rumours began to circulate of Liquid benching him,15 cadiaN was officially benched by the organisation in June 2024.16 He later moved to Astralis, a rival organisation of Heroic, in September 2024.17 During the 2024 Blast Fall Finals, Astralis was accused of faking the illness of a player, which allowed cadiaN to join the team as a substitute.1 The team was deducted 25% of their prize money from the event.1 After failing to qualify for the 2025 Austin Major, cadiaN was released by Astralis.18
In November 2025, cadiaN was signed by OG.19
Honours
Heroic
- ESL One Cologne: 20208
References
References
- Gøtzsche, Mikkel (24 September 2024). "Astralis anklages for at have sygemeldt rask spiller til stor turnering" [Astralis accused of reporting a healthy player as sick for a major tournament]. DR (in Danish). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- Mønster, Flemming (31 March 2018). "Casper fra Haderslev er fuldtidsprofessionel counterstrike-spiller i USA" [Casper from Haderslev is a full-time professional Counter-Strike player in the USA]. JydskeVestkysten (in Danish). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- Petersen, Jacob Qvirin (28 November 2022). "Dansk stjerne i rørende stund med sin mor" [Danish star in a touching moment with his mother]. TV 2 Sport (in Danish). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- Scharnberg, Martin Leer (26 October 2020). "25-årige Casper skiftede håndbolden ud med computeren: Nu er han anfører for verdens bedste hold" [25-year-old Casper Møller swapped handball for the computer: Now he is the captain of the world's best team]. DR (in Danish). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- "North welcomes cadiaN - gade returns from loan". Ritzau. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- "Hvem er Heroic egentlig?" [Who are Heroic, really?]. Red Bull (in Danish). 26 October 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- Kjær, Christian (17 September 2024). "Dansk stjerne i kontroversielt skifte til Astralis" [Danish star in controversial move to Astralis]. TV 2 Sport (in Danish). Ritzau. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- Jensen, Michael Sten (12 April 2021). "Dansk CS-spiller gik viralt efter sit livs spil: 'Jeg besvimede næsten under jubelscenen'" [Danish CS player went viral after the game of his life: "I almost fainted during the celebration"]. DR (in Danish). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- Jensen, Michael Sten (6 September 2021). "En digital sæbeopera med snyd og beskyldninger fylder dansk Counter-Strike" [A digital soap opera filled with cheating and accusations is dominating Danish Counter-Strike]. DR (in Danish). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- Nygaard, Mikkel (20 October 2021). "Danske stjerner frikendt i skandale om snyd: 'Der er flere, der stadig ikke tror på os'" [Danish stars cleared in cheating scandal: "There are still some who don't believe us."]. DR (in Danish). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- Wøhlk, Alexander (24 November 2023). "Nu er det forbi: - Et hårdt farvel" [Now it's over: A tough farewell]. Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- Sauermilch, Jonas (26 October 2023). "'Opløsningen' på Danmarks bedste Counter-Strike-hold kan ende i 'katastrofalt scenarie'" [The breakup of Denmark's best Counter-Strike team could end in a "catastrophic scenario"]. DR (in Danish). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- Wøhlk, Alexander (21 November 2023). "Danskerhold klapper i om internt kaos" [Danish team keeps quiet about internal chaos]. Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- Husk den gode tone! (7 December 2023). "Endelig skete det: Dansk stjerne offentliggjort" [Finally it happened: Danish star revealed]. Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- Biazzi, Leonardo (16 May 2024). "CadiaN could reportedly leave Team Liquid's CS2 lineup soon". Esports.GG. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- @TeamLiquidCS (17 June 2024). "Today we are moving @caspercadiaN from the active roster to the bench for the purposes of exploring a transfer" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 May 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
- Thomsen, Mathias Gregersen (21 September 2024). "Chokskifte skal få Astralis tilbage i verdenstoppen" [Shock transfer aims to bring Astralis back to the top of the world]. DR (in Danish). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- "Astralis fyrer prominente navne" [Astralis fires prominent names]. TV 2 Sport (in Danish). Ritzau. 22 April 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- "A New Chapter Begins: OG Esports Signs cadiaN". OG Esports. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2026.